Ex-Anthem/Cigna lobbyist may be new DOJ antitrust chief

March 21, 2017

Evercore ISI’s Michael Newshel notes news reports over the weekend citing anonymous sources indicated that Makan Delrahim – the current Deputy White House Counsel who formerly did lobbying work on behalf of Anthem (NYSE: ANTM) on the Cigna (NYSE: CI) merger – is President Trump’s pick to head DOJ’s Antitrust Division, with the nomination potentially coming as soon as this week.